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Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (7% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 57% of faculty are full-time. Spends $18,465 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

5,094 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 22% of graduates; 126 programs in 28 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.01016.8% 345
    Graduates in this field earn $50,582 4 years out
  2. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 51.00004.0% 202
  3. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01013.9% 201
    Graduates in this field earn $72,134 4 years out
  4. Finance, General 52.08013.9% 199
    Graduates in this field earn $85,011 4 years out
  5. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14013.5% 178
    Graduates in this field earn $72,289 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 2.5% → 8.3% of graduates since 2014–15 (421 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,311 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $74,778

    4 years after completion$104,311
    National median: $86,176Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $85,356 · Non-Pell: $88,480(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,187 · 87 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General$101,670 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,393

    4 years after completion$101,670
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $90,338 · Non-Pell: $91,180(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 618 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Biomedical/Medical Engineering$101,101 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $54,415

    4 years after completion$101,101
    National median: $93,451Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 108 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,839 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,148

    4 years after completion$97,839
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $84,598 · Non-Pell: $93,622(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,500 · 103 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$96,342 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,319

    4 years after completion$96,342
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $83,844 · Non-Pell: $80,606(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 190 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college12 to 1
12 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 59% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 15 to 1 in its Common Data Set (23,868 students, 1,571 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

43%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 6% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–942312%
10–191,12931%
20–2993026%
30–3966118%
40–492748%
50–991544%
100+461%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty57%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$111,913

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$18,465
$18,465
← Lessmore than 82% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$34,698
$34,698
← Lessmore than 50% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Temple University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Temple University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)